Tsukune

Name: Tsukune
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 400g minced chicken thigh; 2 spring onions and 1 tsp ginger, minced; 1 egg white and 1 tbsp potato starch; Tare: 4 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tbsp mirin, 2 tbsp sake, 2 tbsp sugar; Egg yolks, to dip (optional); Shichimi pepper

つくね/TSOO-koo-neh/

Also known as: Chicken Tsukune, Japanese Chicken Meatball Skewers, Tsukune Yakitori

About this dish

Juicy minced chicken meatballs grilled on skewers over charcoal and glazed with sweet soy tare, often dipped in raw egg yolk.

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Ingredients

🍗400g minced chicken thigh

🌿2 spring onions and 1 tsp ginger, minced

🥚1 egg white and 1 tbsp potato starch

🫙Tare: 4 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tbsp mirin, 2 tbsp sake, 2 tbsp sugar

🥚Egg yolks, to dip (optional)

🌶️Shichimi pepper

Method

Serves 4

Knead the chicken with the spring onion, ginger, egg white, starch and salt until sticky.

Shape into ovals around soaked skewers and chill to firm.

Simmer the tare until syrupy.

Grill the skewers, turning, until cooked, then brush with tare and grill until glossy.

Serve with an egg yolk for dipping and shichimi.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tsukune is a must-order at Japanese yakitori bars, where each shop has its own recipe, some with chopped cartilage for crunch.

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